The 5 Best ACRYLIC drumkits money can buy - HD
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- čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
- This time I assembled a selection of the best sounding ACRYLIC drumkits from various manufacurers. In this list we have 5 kits, drum sizes are stated and btw there's a price quote for each kit, of course all cymbals are worth extra $$$!
Well that was frustrating. The 2nd drummer on the LZ Ludwigs hardly played the toms. I've noticed that some of the drummers in these series don't choose very appropriate things to play in order to demonstrate the entire range of sounds these kits offer. They seem more interested in showing off their chops rather than making a functional video. I'm also surprised the producers of these vids weren't more aware of this as well.
popvinnik Its because the so-called "producers" don't know how to produce,
Atomic Surfer apparently
+popvinnik Just take the dickhead in the 3rd vid, it was all about the showing off and stupid gimmicks
Thank you for saving me 7 minutes!
Yeah that fucking douche bag really got on my nerves. The Ludwig kit wasn't even being hit hard at all & the mics were terrible on it.
I'd wager that 90% of the difference in sound we're hearing here is down to head selection and mic'ing.
yep. if its a 6-8mm acrylic drum shell then theyre practically the same.
Hoops make a big difference too. I bought a Pearl Crystal Beat a few years ago. It comes stock with 1.6 mm triple flange hoops on the toms and an acrylic bass drum hoop. I replaced the toms with 3.0 mm hoops and the kick with maple hoops which substantially improved tuning, tone and projection.
Exactly! If you are doing a drum "shoot out", all things need to be the same; same heads, Same running, same mics and placement, same room, same sticks and same drummer.
The room plays a HUGE factor as well.
The funny thing is some of these drums are RCI shells the only difference is the badge.
I really loved the sound of those toms on the Ludwig Zepplin kit. That 16" floor tom really boomed.
He barely played them
@@mitchellhughes5180 Maybe he was being satirical?
what's with the nimrod on the Vistalites? how are we supposed to know what the toms sound like if you don't play them?
Ahahahaha "nimrod"!!!! Awesome!!! 😅🤣😂
2:51 did that guy just motorboat a snare drum? 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨
i was like "what" and then realized it was scott pellegrom. not surprising
Was that #3? My fave all the way for playing and kit. Room sound was great and helped for sure
the problem with the videos in this series is most of the drummers spend too much time on the snare and cymbals and hardley anytime on toms which is usually the most defining difference between kits, then there is tuning and head types
Hi Kevin, pretty insightful, we need more love for the toms, thanks for watching!
That C&C kit sounds phenomenal!
Yeah, it really does. That kick drum could kill you! LOL. Death by low frequency kick drum!
That Vistalite Kick sounds absolutely AWESOME! HUGE,WARM.and IN CONTROL. LOVE THAT FEEL!!!
I have a Ludwig 'Vistalite' kit from the original series, 1976 manufacture with the blue/olive badges. Clear blue. Picked them up because I always was fascinated with acrylic drums and surprise, no cracks! I found that acrylic drums are loud, open, and project extremely well. Oddly enough I'm currently using the Vistalite kit in a church praise band environment and I do have to use some restraint in playing them but they are working well. I remember Floyd Sneed from 'Three Dog Night' playing an acrylic kit and that's how I got the bug for acrylic drums.
making a video like this with different recording circumstances for each kit is quite pointless.
Pearl crystal beat?
the guy playing the pork pie and the gentleman playing C&C custom did a superb job of showing how the Tom's sound at different levels different speeds and different rhythms that is what a demo should sound like my hat's off to you guys. as for the other guys I stand by my earlier comment
You guys definitely missed the Pearl Acrylic crystal beat that cost under $1500, and sounds as incredible as a Ludwig Vistalite, Tama, and Dw Acrylic. 🤘!!
If value for money is a consideration then you really can't go wrong with the pearl crystal beats, and the range of colours they do is awesome, also if you can find one the natal acrylic kits are very affordable.
Why do acrylic sets sound so fucking good?!?!
Dunno, but I LOVE THEM, that's for sure! :)
Depends on who's listening. I really think I'd get bored with the loud flatness unlike wood that has more dimensions which you can manipulate with tuning or metal snares with different overtones like the brightness of brass snares or the mellowness of copper, Uhmnn... oh man know I wanna jam!
FatedCircle
I think the C&C guy did the best demo because he used the toms a lot, it was hard to get the full sound of the drums because not all were mic'd and even though I know what a good set sounds like unmic'd I would have liked to have heard them all on the same level but that being said I liked the C&C the best. Years ago my buddy had what we called his Captain America drum set because it was a Ludwig Acrylic kit that was red, clear, and blue. Thanks for the video
I’m glad someone did a video with coated heads on acrylic drums. I’ve never had any luck with any clear head...ever.
Good video......the C&C Custom kit , I thought sounded the best. I have enjoyed playing a Tama Silver star Mirage kit for 6 years, and I love them. They sound very good also, are low maintenance, and once you tune them correctly, they almost never go out of tune. Even after a long bumpy ride to a Gig, because the bearing edges are perfect. You don't get that with wood Drums. Also the price was very reasonable. T Y S.R.PURDY 🥁 GOD BLESS
i own a ludwig vistalite kit, and play out with it often. every once in a while i will go back to one of my maple or birch kits, but those kits just don't cut through the band like the acrylic kit. and you get volume for days!!
Liked the Ludwig Zep kit the best
I gotta give it to the CC. I've not been much of a fan of acrylic drums. I like the warmth of wood, but that CC did sound really nice. I was really impressed with the kick and especially the snare.
Pearl Crystal beat is a must definitely should in here at #1
The guy from Drum Craft made my day :)
motorboated the fucking snare...XD that was awesome.
He made mine as well :D
RonnieTricker anyone know who it is???
+Sheldon Shannon yeah I want to know too
Scott Pellegrom
G & C blown everything away, in this video! Such a deepest gorgeous sound...
My Favorite is the C&C wow! i love those drums!
Way to demo the Ludwigs..Hitting the friggin snare only..Who's the genius behind this video? Why waste time to make a video if you're not going to do it right? Play some tom fills! Play some Bonham grooves! Anything but just the snare on 2 & 4. Holy shit..
+Had Enough agreed. that one little lick he threw in hardly counts in a sound test. i don't really get it
Go check out the full video
The last kit sounds almost identical to the sound of zep acrylic kits especially the way bonham tuned his
hey, they don't do the demos. They just make a compilation with videos on the web! otherwise, they could have post a better solo.(sorry 4 my bad english)
Sweet water has a video the Ludwig I would suggest watching it
I play Fibes.Remember Fibes.Billy Cobham,Joey Kramer.They project amazingly.
Always better to hear them in person
@2:06 that was a really cool fill
Ludwig were not the originals. Zickos were the originals and patent holder of acrylic drums
You cannot beat the sound of the Bonham sizes on that Ludwig set! Amazing sound!
Best demo, No. 3 No effin doubt.
And best sound. In my opinion.
I disagee but thats just my taste as a drummer
Ludwig vistalite!
Loved all these kits. The ludwig definitely showed me a very bonham big sound. Would have liked to hear the toms though. Loved all these kits. The pork pie had more of the tom sound I prefer but not sure if that was a head and tuning thing though. I want Ian Paice tom sound in an acrylic kit. Ian's floor toms really get it for me personally. Would love to have all these kits though with all the tunings. That would be the ultimate
I think the video segments were glued together for this display...each one originally made for another purpose. The Tequila Sunrise kit is a bad investment cuz you're the only one that wants to even look at it, and it might fit one and a half gigs.
For the money, the DW set beats these. Although, who wouldn't like to have any of them? Any acrylic set made by RCI Starlite is a solid choice.
You guys should update this post to include DW and the newly released TAMA. Maybe increase it to Best of 10???
I liked the drumcraft, though I would of liked to see tama mirage here
Reminds me of the weird drums I'd come across growing up in the 70's. A friend had a fiberglass Pearl kit that was not great sounding, and at one point I got my hands on some ludwig blue acrylic shells and I thought they sounded like a toy rather than an instrument. So plastic drums came back around, and like plaid bellbottoms not my cup o tea.
Tama Silverstar Mirage acrylic or
Pearl Crystal Beat acrylic ?
None of the above. i prefer DW acrylic design series
Let's hear how the Ludwig Vistalite toms sound.......... Alright, I don't like to complain about videos, but this demonstration could have been executed a lot better. This is like watching a video demonstrating the performance of sports cars, with different drivers, one who races down a highway, one who cruises through downtown, and one who just leaves the car idling in the driveway, showing off how good the stereo sounds.
I've ALWAYS wanted to try out a C&C custom drums set.. soon darn expensive :/
My personal favorite is number 2. Nice and sustainy.
Holy drum masters 🙏 !!
The funny thing is some of these drums are RCI shells the only difference is the badge.
Pork Pie, C&C and maybe Drum Craft are all RCI shells.
You forgot the Tama Starclassic Mirage sir! :)
I agree. But the same goes for the Silverstar Mirage. I own that one. Incredible good sound for a low price. Bought the 3 piece for a little over €700,-
We know what the best drums are tama starclassic
Number one definately looks and sounds great. I'm sure that it's eye and ear of the beholder. I was surprised at the finish of No2 Drummer. I started watching and I'm like can he even play? Answer was pretty apparent after he sped up some.
Except maybe the C&C kit, the DW Acrylic kit sounds better than all of these.
Mikimg and good recording make all the difference in the world but man those pork pies sounded amazing.
the pork pie drummer sounded great
You guys should try having drummers play so we can hear them. Just a thought
I wish these guys would just do a few whole note hits on each drum so you can hear the ring, esp. the toms. The guy on the Pork Pie kit did it well
no pearl?
Dang-me... the C&C won it for me.... Saaaaweeeet!
Be nice if the Ludwig demo guy hit the toms...
Who in the Sam Hell is that dude playing the Drum Craft kit??? Amazing! Well done sir!!
I think that’s actually Sam Hell. He was friggin ridiculous right?
@@jjfloyd618 😂
Whaaa!!... No Fibes! man Jon Theodore did amazing work on a Fibes acrylic kit.. sad not to see it on the list.
Saul Goodman I was thinking the same thing. Shame.
Eric Carr used a Fibes clear acrylic before joining Kiss and using Ludwig wooden shells exclusively.
What about the pearl crystal beat kit?
Wow, the guy on the third kit was ACE!!! :)
I second the previous comment, it's not about your premadonna chops, it's about selling the product!
I’ll take maple over any of these.
Love the Zep Kit 👍👍🥁😎
If you want to see a good range on the Ludwig Vistalite, check out Steve Gorman from the Black Crowes on the Into the Fog tour
To the Ludwig Drummer: Hit the fucking toms
#3 Made love to those drums
Have to agree with the comments. Should have used the same drummer throughout. The sets played by the better drummers sounded better - what a surprise.
I'll out my pearl kit up against these any day. Lot of factors here. Heads, rims , mounts, mics. Let's run them dry boys for just straight up sound no mics. This still all comes down to preference. Your kit should reflect and sound like the style you play.
Pork Pie sounds Great!
where is pearl crystal beat and dw design series acrylic and sonar acrylic
why put a massive reverb on the ludwig? you can here the drums properly...
I miss my Zickos now!
for me it's the Ludwig of course and the C&C kit but I prefer the Ludwig one
When there are 4 toms and all they play is a rock beat with snare, bass, and hi-hat...
3rd dude is Scott Pellegrom
Whd gear for music make acrylic kits for 4 hundred quid, and with good heads they sound just as good.
Yep. Went and watched the video. About 6 bucks worth of plastic and a few old chair mats melted down. Some food coloring. And there ya go.
the total hits on two toms out of three on the ludwigs, and it was a fast triplet. the drumset before and immediately after are all tom work. what gives?
You should really check out SJC's acrylic drums. They make great kits.
Can we hear Ludwig vistalite toms ???
So let's get five different kits in five different sizes mic'd up five different ways in five different rooms with five different drummers filmed with five different cameras by five different people. Vistalites rule regardless.
2:50 What?? Come on.. 🤣🤣
The 1st Ludwig reminds me of a beginner set
Some of the smaller companies’ acrylic kits might sound good but given how finicky and prone to cracking they are there’s no way I’d be buying from anyone other than a big company for the sake of handling future issues.
This kits are probably for garage or basement drummers. ..please post top 10 pro grade drums
Best looking? C&C, although that’s just a copy of the old Ludwig shell pattern. Best sounding, gotta hand it to the Drumcraft. I might’ve said Ludwig if I could’ve heard the full kit.
Honestly.... C&C is the only drum company that really competes against Gretsch for me.... I get so torn over which I love more.
The guy playing the Ludwigs didn't even play the drums. He stayed on snare bass and cymbals. Also seems like these drums were all recorded in different rooms with different drummers playing them. Not a good way to compare. No Pearl Crystal Beats? Do they just suck? or what it's worth I thought the warmest and best sounding kit was the C&C Tequila Sunrise finish.
mhhhh this makes no sense for me. Well ok it´s nice to get an info about the pricing as well the brand but to decide which one is the one the could be the one is not possible. Different drummers, different way of playing, different micing, different rooms, different heads and so on.
You should try out Volume Drums they have acrylic drum kits and I have one it's amazing!!!
THe best acrylic set is a kirchhoff. Ist Hand made and custom made here in Germany. I have one!
Hd was interesting back then...
Quality and price Crush for me
i just ended up laughing my ass off and forgetting what the video was there for.
Are they going to play beats or drums
What is it with all these acrylic drum sets I'm surprised that the PDP concept series was not mentioned in here I think they are the best bang for the buck and made by DW to boot.
the 3rd drummer was pretty baddass
Yeah, Scott is awesome! But he kinda played like a hyperactive Duracell bunny on speed in this particular clip.
Yeah right!!!
144. How come when the plastic drums come out, everyone is suddenly john benham?
Was that Shane Roney on the Crush?
1._ Ludwig
2._ C&C
3._ DrumCraft
4._ Pork Pie
5._ Crush
Pearl crystal beat is the best !!!!